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Opening my pool this year I developed calcium stains on the vertical walls of the pool. I was using bleach and cal-hypo tabs to clean up and the stains showed up once I got the water clear. I have lowered the pH to 7.2 and begun to aerate to help remove the staining. Anything else that I could...

With a lot of POP and some encouragement from you guys I am starting to come on the other side of this algae problem. The water is starting to clear and I only have about a 1' "layer" of greenish hue water in the deep end that is clearing now. I think the biggest problem I was experiencing was...

Hey guys i've been a BBB pool owner since i got my pool almost 3 years ago. I have read and paid attention to most of all the posts and all has been well. WEELLL, this year I am having a problem that I can't seem to get on top of. I kind of let things go this winter and decided that I needed...

I have heard this discussed and a lot of different ideas on how to handle the storage of test kits to get maximum lifespan and the most accurate results from testing. The question I want to ask is what is actually best, room-temp or refrig? Currently, I store my kit in the refrigerator out at...

Although I'm a new face to TFP, I have been in the BBB business of pool ownership since I had our pool built in June of 2006. I see a lot of familar faces/signatures here that helped me through the "UH-OH I have a new pool and no clue what to do" when the water went in and the pool builder said...